Any recommendations of a Ben Buckle dihedral alternative.

[Christopher Morris 2]

Any recommendations of a Ben Buckle alternative dihedral style plane.
Looking for a 2 servo no aileron simple to fly electric beginners plane around 60"
Whilst shopping around, the ben buckle's were very short on the ground. Thanks

[David Davis]

Belair Kits produce a range of "parts sets" for a number of vintage designs which could be suitable. You will need to provide your own strip and sheet wood and plan in some cases. The Junior 60 seems to be particularly good value for money. **LINK**

[brokenenglish]

Have you tried contacting Colin Buckle direct?

Secondly, have a look at the Belair offer and the Vintage Model Company kits.

However, all these old vintage planes obviously represent more "building" than other stuff with varying degrees of prefabrication and, IMO, having a kit for say a Junior 60 isn't much different from building from scratch.
You have to sort out your own wood, which can be a definite advantage in avoiding CG problems. You cut around 20 identical wing ribs (sandwich) and a few other shaped parts, and that's it. It only takes a couple of hours to create your own "kit".

Otherwise, there are several excellent kit and short kit providers in the USA, who are happy to ship world-wide.

Edited By brokenenglish on 24/07/2020 06:38:33

[Richard Clark 2]

Posted by Christopher Morris 2 on 23/07/2020 22:17:27:

Any recommendations of a Ben Buckle alternative dihedral style plane.
Looking for a 2 servo no aileron simple to fly electric beginners plane around 60"
Whilst shopping around, the ben buckle's were very short on the ground. Thanks

Believe it or not you are not compelled to built the kits exactly according to the plan.

[kc]

I suggest the 63 inch span Super 60 which is available as a plan on Outerzone or a kit from Ben Buckle . The Tyro Major at 57 inch span might also suit. Plan and ribs etc from DB Sport or free plan download from Outerzone.

[kc]

You could also consider the Barnstormer 63 ( or 72 , 52  on Outerzone or Mighty 89) as a scale looking alternative rudder , elevator, throttle design.

Edited By kc on 24/07/2020 11:24:36

[Christopher Morris 2]

Thanks, everyone, & some good tips.. I should have tried searching harder as there was a good page in the forum.
**LINK**

[kc]

That page is about 10 years old now and some models are not available. Prices seem to have gone up by 25 percent too.

[J D 8]

Might be worth a look at the " vintage model company" they have several types that may suit.

[Engine Doctor]

Rapid RC have a couple of rudder elevator kits in stock. Called " Cloud Walker wingspan 1650mm  and Cloud Clipper 1800mm span". They are simple three channel and of traditional construction worth a look . At £89 and £109 they build into attractive vintage looking models.